All I knew is that they were in the NFL in 2001 or 2002. How did they enter the NFL and how did they get everything? Ubiforms, players and etc.?
2007-03-24 09:31:28 · 9 answers · asked by LG 3 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
The Texans joined the NFL as a 2002 expansion team. The city's previous franchise, the Houston Oilers, moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1997, changing their name to the Tennessee Titans in 1999.When an expansion team begins play, they are generally stocked with less talented free agents and inexperienced staffs. owners must pay extremely steep fees to the league as well as expensive start-up costs such as stadiums and facilities. As a result, most expansion teams are known for their poor play during their inaugural season.
2007-03-24 10:01:31 · answer #1 · answered by N/A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After the Houston Oilers moved from Houston to Tenn in 1997. The 4th largest city in the USA did not have a football team. I believe in 2000 the NFL rewarded Houston with a team. The owner put up 700 million dollars and the city of Houston were going to build a new stadium to replace the Astrodome. The city of LA didn't do anything. LA was the front runner to land the new expansion team but the Houston beat them out. They had a contest to come up with the name. The owner of the Oilers or now the Titans Bud Adams wouldn't let Houston keep the name Oilers. So they have to come up with a new name. Here our some of the name the people had to choose from Apollos, Bobcats, Stallions, Texans and Wildcatters. All the sports teams in Houston is space related i.e. Houston Astros, Houston Rockets due to the city nickname Space City due to NASA mission control is in Houston. Dallas Texans held the orginal name that team moved to KC and became the KC Chiefs.
2007-03-24 09:41:41 · answer #2 · answered by legendaryplanets 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The NFL wanted to put a team in Huston and had an expansion draft and rest is history.
2007-03-24 09:35:25 · answer #3 · answered by I love winter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh...There is an NFL entrance fee that owners pay...Its like $300 Million...You can't just wake up one day and say I want an NFL team...It's a little more complex than that...You have to come up with the money...
2007-03-24 09:34:30 · answer #4 · answered by Terry C. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone bought a team and put it in Houston and names it the Texans. They bought the Uniforms and players and more.
2007-03-24 11:07:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Expansion is how they entered the league.
Suplementary draft is how they got the players.
2007-03-24 09:34:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
expansion team they just add em and they get the first pick in the draft...owner puts in all the money for uniforms free agents and so go to them
2007-03-24 09:34:28 · answer #7 · answered by dem boyz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like every other team did. created a franchise, chose a uniform and hired players in free agency. simple
2007-03-24 09:35:01 · answer #8 · answered by Preston S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how did they enter the league? not very well....
2007-03-24 11:54:53 · answer #9 · answered by IMAGUY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋